Band 6 Social Worker

Job summary

Job Title: Social Worker
Trust: Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
Location: Warneford Hospital, Oxford OX3 7JX
Ward:In-patient Social Work Team
Pay Rates: £22.99 per hour
Shift Patterns: 37.5 hours Mon-Fri 9-5pm

Why might this job interest you?

Oxford Health NHS Trust are currently looking for an experienced Social Worker to join their team in Oxford. If you are looking to develop your NHS experience and provide social care with the support of working within a multidisciplinary team then please do apply!

You will work within the inpatient social work team providing social work expertise and statutory social care interventions to people with mental health needs.

Main duties of the job

-Participate in and contribute to the multi-disciplinary team, articulating the social perspective of mental health and ensuring that meeting the social care needs of service users retains a high priority and profile within the functioning of the team.
-Demonstrate the skills and knowledge essential for developing risk management plans, and timely review of the risk management plan identifying opportunities for positive risk taking in conjunction with the client, forensic services and clients Carers, Friends and Family.
-Use a comprehensive range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to communicate effectively with colleagues, service users, and their families/carers. This will include service users who may have difficulties with understanding or communication.
-Undertake Care Act or s.117 aftercare eligibility assessments some of which will be for people presenting with highly complex needs using your profession specific knowledge and skills.
-Support community-based colleagues to identify and address safeguarding issues and act on them as needed.

About us

Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.

Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges

Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave

Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for a more detailed breakdown of the duties and responsibilities of this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential
Professional Registration with Social Work England.
Degree in Social Work or equivalent qualification.

Experience

Essential
Appropriate and relevant experience which should include a thorough understanding of working within community mental health services.